She had figured the long voyage across space or the noxious atmosphere would be the top threats to their lives. Peering into the void of his eyes, she realised she had never been so wrong.

Maxine has been chosen - under her lead, aerospace conglomerate NAZA-EddiZon wants to establish a floating city in the acidic atmosphere of Venus, finally making mankind multiplanetary.

Once there, however, it becomes clear that her CEO and benefactor, eccentric tech trillionaire Dezmond Z, is not who he pretended to be. A fight for the survival of the entire crew ensues, with no hope of rescue.